The continued interest in the mission, and the Apollo program in general, is no surprise to Jim Lovell, the man who helped make Apollo 13 a "successful failure."

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"And what's a little surprising about that is that you don't come to Congress to make friends because if you do, you're not coming to be independent and have your own mind and so what a great surprise it has been to make such great friends."

VOA: standard.2010.08.07